{"id":38915,"date":"2024-04-20T06:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38915"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T13:59:06","slug":"old-general-motors-diesel-idles-under-a-victorian-trainshed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/old-general-motors-diesel-idles-under-a-victorian-trainshed\/","title":{"rendered":"Old General Motors diesel idles under a Victorian Trainshed."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Irish Rail&#8217;s 071 class diesels are among the oldest railway vehicles in continuous service in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I made these images last month of Irish Rail 080 under the Victorian-era roof at Dublin&#8217;s Connolly Station, the other end of the train was getting all the attention. Dozens of curious on-lookers were anxiously awaiting the arrival of 4-4-0 131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Old 080 had brought the carriages over from Inchicore and was idling away in comparative obscurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How many times have I crossed paths with this old diesel? Now almost a half century old, 080 is a relic among more modern rolling stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where steam locomotive 131 will likely be around for generations to come, poor old 080 is nearing the end of its useful life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;:\n\t\t\t\t{ &quot;image&quot;:\n\t\t\t\t\t{   &quot;imageLoaded&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;initialized&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;lightboxEnabled&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;hideAnimationEnabled&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;preloadInitialized&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;lightboxAnimation&quot;: &quot;zoom&quot;,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;imageUploadedSrc&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Irish_Rail_080_Connolly_Station_P1120915.jpg&quot;,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;imageCurrentSrc&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;targetWidth&quot;: &quot;1800&quot;,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;targetHeight&quot;: &quot;1201&quot;,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;scaleAttr&quot;: 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